Surry-Chesterfield County-Peterburg City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Thompson, Betty Goodrich, 2019 

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BETTY GOODRICH THOMPSON 

  Betty Goodrich Thompson, 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 
2019 after a courageous battle with stomach cancer.  A Christmas Eve baby, 
she was born in 1941 to the late George Willard and Elizabeth Harris Goodrich 
in Petersburg, VA.  She grew up in the little town of Dendron in Surry County 
where she was a member of the Dendron United Methodist Church.  She was the 
salutatorian of the Surry High School class of 1960 and was a graduate of 
Smithdeal-Massey Business School.

  Betty married Hugh E. Jarratt, Jr. in 1961, but lost him in a tragic boating 
accident in 1973.  They had two daughters, Sandy and Kathy.  In 1976 she 
married Les Thompson.  She worked tirelessly as a teacher’s aide at North 
Elementary School in Colonial Heights for 30 years.  Betty loved to travel and 
was an avid New York Yankees baseball fan since she was in high school.  If 
she could not watch the games when they were on TV, you can bet they were 
being recorded for later viewing.

  The ultimate Grandma, Betty dearly loved her grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.  She always attended their events, even after her cancer 
diagnosis.  She was vigilant about having their pictures taken for every 
occasion.  These pictures were dated and placed lovingly in a book about each 
child.

  Betty was predeceased by her daughter, Sandra Jarratt Rawlings.  She is 
survived by her husband, Leslie C. Thompson of Colonial Heights; daughter, 
Katherine Zevgolis (Rodney); step-children, Tracy and Gail; grandchildren, 
Alan (Alyssa), Heather (David), Amanda and Beth; great-grandchildren, Kyleigh, 
Austin, Sawyer, Aviana, Kaleb, Kaiden, Asher, Leo, and Lucas; and their 
sisters, Norma Goodrich Roach (Bill) and Joanie Goodrich Berryman (Mac) both 
of Surry County; as well as several nieces and nephews and great nieces and 
nephews.

  A service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Colonial 
Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 
Boulevard, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834, with visitation being held prior 
to the service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.  Interment 
will be private.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the St. 
Jude Cancer Research Foundation, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.


"Betty" Elizabeth (GOODRICH JARRATT; Mrs. "Les" Leslie) THOMPSON, 
of Colonial Heights, retired teacher's aide, 
b. 25 Dec 1941, Peterburg, d. 26 Jun 2019, 
funeral 29 Jun 2019, 
E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes obit 

Her first husband (1943-1973) & their daughter Sandra (JARRATT) RAWLINGS 
   are buried in Bermuda Memorial Park, Enon, Chesterfield Co. 
   (Find a Grave Mems. #63036231 & #194235272) 

Her parents are buried in Wakefield Cemetery.  Wakefield list, an extension 
   of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 


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